BBC Productions - World Service
BBC World Service
"Special Rapporteurs" - August & September 2006 - 3x25mins
Presented by Gemma Mortensson / Produced by Tamsyn Challenger
The Special Rapporteurs are UN-appointed investigators of the human rights world. In this series Gemma Mortensson follows three of them as they go on fact finding missions in Europe, India and Russia.
"About Face" - Series 5 - October & November 2000 - 6x30mins
Presented by Sarah Dickinson & Philip Bacon / Produced by Neil Gardner
Sarah & Philip return for another series where they jointly interview six figures of international acclaim.
This series guests include Dr Oliver Sachs, Darcey Bussell, Michael Holding, Camille Paglia, James Galway and Sebastian Coe.
"To Be Continued..." - 1998 - 8x30mins
Presented by Brian Sibley / Produced by Malcolm Prince
To Be Continued investigates one of the most enduringly popular forms of radio and TV drama, a genre of entertainment that's enjoyed the world over and rooted in the most time-honoured art form - storytelling. As the World Service’s own soap Westway celebrates its first birthday, To Be Continued… discovers - from the makers of soaps and continuing serials, and from those who follow them - how the style and appeal of soaps vary across the globe.
"Danger Squad" - 1997 - 2x30mins
Presented by Adrian Quine / Produced by Louise Armitage
In radio’s very own version of television’s hugely popular real-life “999” formats, Adrian Quine joins the world’s emergency services and brings listeners a slice of the every day heroism and tragedy of emergency crews in diverse locations across the globe. Quine gives an insider’s view of life in London’s helicopter Emergency Medical Service, which flies low amongst the crowded skyline of the capital; the ambulance service in Calcutta, a city with one of the highest mortality rates in the world; the vice squad of the Hong Kong Police Force, the Johannesburg Fire Service and Flying Squad in South Africa and The Mountain Rescue Service in Switzerland.
"New Ideas" - Series 2 - 1997 - 6x30mins
Presented by Carmen Pryce, Adrian Quine, Barry Fox & Eka Morgan / Produced by Rosalind Furlong
Six more fast-moving programmes specially designed to communicate the excitement of the latest innovations - and their implications - in the most-listener friendly language. The host is Carmen Pryce, a trained scientist well-known as the presenter of Tomorrow's World on BBC TV and of Ladbroke Radio's Thinking Machines for BBC World Service. No journalist or broadcaster is more closely in touch with the latest happenings in science and technology, nor better equipped to explain their significance. Her team consists of Adrian Quine (specialising in consumer stories), Barry Fox (CV attached - new patents), and Eka Morgan (technology).
"About Face" - Series 4 - 1996
Presented by Sarah Dickinson & Philip Bacon / Produced by Louise Armitage
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"New Ideas" - Series 2 - 1996 - 6x30mins
Presented by Carmen Pryce, Adrian Quine, Barry Fox & Eka Morgan / Produced by Rosalind Furlong
Six fast-moving programmes specially designed to communicate the excitement of the latest innovations - and their implications - in the most-listener friendly language. The host is Carmen Pryce, a trained scientist well-known as the presenter of Tomorrow's World on BBC TV and of Ladbroke Radio's Thinking Machines for BBC World Service. No journalist or broadcaster is more closely in touch with the latest happenings in science and technology, nor better equipped to explain their significance. Her team consists of Adrian Quine (specialising in consumer stories), Barry Fox (CV attached - new patents), and Eka Morgan (technology).
"Omnibus - Water Water Everywhere" - 1996
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"In Praise Of God" - 1996
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"About Face" - Series 1 & 2 - 1992-1994
Presented by Sarah Dickinson & Philip Bacon
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"Thinking Machines" - 1992-1994 - 4x30mins
Presented by Carmen Pryce
What can help catch murderers, fly planes and monitor the health of your unborn baby? Answer - the computer, the subject of the series THINKING MACHINES. Wherever you are in the world, you may be surprised by the impact computers have already made on your life. But how did the technology develop, and are there dangers as well as advantages?
"National Secrets" - 1992-1994
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"Sitting In Limbo" - September 2000 - 1x60mins
Directed by Andy Jordan
A one hour drama inspired by the events of October 1983 in Grenada. The only independently produced drama on World Service in 2000!
"Ain't No Mickey Mouse Business '98" -1998 - 4x30mins
Presented by Brian Sibley / Produced by Malcolm Prince
There can scarcely be a corner of the globe where people aren't familiar with Mickey Mouse - the big round ears, the smiling face, the red button-up pants and the oversized yellow boots. But what does Walt Disney's famous cartoon character represent? In a fully revised series, AIN'T NO MICKEY MOUSE BUSINESS, Brian Sibley tells the story of the company behind the Mouse. Responsible for dozens of animated films from ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs’ to ‘Hercules’ and theme parks in America, Japan and France, the Walt Disney Company is now the world's largest entertainment corporation
"Ain't No Mickey Mouse Business" - 1996 - 4x30mins
Presented by Brian Sibley / Produced by Malcolm Prince
There can scarcely be a corner of the globe where people aren't familiar with Mickey Mouse - the big round ears, the smiling face, the red button-up pants and the oversized yellow boots. But what does Walt Disney's famous cartoon character represent?
"Shakespeare On Trial" - 1992-1994
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